Stories from Monday, February 16, 2015

Doris Stella Ingram, 93, of Manila, passed from this life Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at the Monette Manor Nursing Center.

Melvin Eugene Hale, 71, of Monette, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Mr. Jasper L. Winter Jr., 80, of Gosnell, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Dulene Headen Brown, 90, of Zephyrhills, Florida, formerly of Blytheville, passed from this life Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at Gulf Side Center for Hospice in Zephyrhills, Florida.

Monday night's 3-4A District Tournament openers at Cave City for the Gosnell Pirates were postponed because of inclement weather. The Lady Pirates were scheduled to play Harrisburg at 4 p.m. while the boys were to play Highland at 5:30 p.m. As of Monday morning, a make up time had not been established...

Members of the Blytheville Kiwanis Club recently read stories to Armorel Elementary students and also made a donation to the school district. Pictured (from left) are David Lytle, Letroy Gathen, Armorel Elementary Principal Joey Carr, Dennis FitzPatrick and Marge Arriola...

The Blytheville Rotary Club recently held its annual barbecue fundraiser to raise money for Rotary Foundation scholarships. The club awards scholarships to local students each year.

Drake is a sweet young dog who has been in three different homes. A volunteer dog trainer took him as a youngster to give him what he needed to be a well-rounded pet. His first adoptive family had children, fenced yard and experience with dogs but Drake was hyperactive, so they enrolled him in obedience training and were told he needed another canine companion. ...

Margie Carmel Frederic, a beloved educator and former Miss Harrison High, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at the age of 76.

Mr. LV Lamon Jr., 69, of Blytheville, passed from this life on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, at his home.

Jane Hubbard died Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, in Jonesboro.

Klara Gayle Elliott, 83, of Conway, Arkansas, and a former resident of Blytheville, passed from this life on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015.

Daddy's Diamonds will host "Daddy's Girls Rock" from 5-8 p.m. Saturday in the Wellspring Church fellowship hall.

Despite a covering of snow and sleet on the roadways, the wintery mix that fell Sunday night and into Monday morning hasn't caused many issues in the Blytheville community.

48-year-old gunshot victim Maurice Jackson was released from The Regional Medical Center after being shot Saturday morning during an attempted robbery.